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Biography
Joseph Manuel Alves is an American film production designer, perhaps best known for his work on Close Encounters of the Third Kind and the first three films of the Jaws franchise. He directed the third installment Jaws 3-D.
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Awards & recognition
- BAFTA Award — Best Production Design · 1979
- Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Director · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1978 · nominated
Filmography18 titles
Jaws
1975Production Design, Second Unit Director
1975Production Design, Second Unit Director
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025as Self
2025as Self
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977Production Design
1977Production Design
Sharksploitation
2023as Self
2023as Self
Escape from New York
1981Production Design
1981Production Design
Starman
1984Second Unit Director
1984Second Unit Director
The Sugarland Express
1974Art Direction
1974Art Direction
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993Production Design
1993Production Design
Pufnstuf
1970Art Direction
1970Art Direction
Jaws 2
1978Production Design, Second Unit Director
1978Production Design, Second Unit Director
Winning
1969Art Direction
1969Art Direction
Fire Down Below
1997Production Design
1997Production Design
Drop Zone
1994Production Design
1994Production Design
Everybody's All-American
1988Production Design
1988Production Design
Change of Habit
1969Assistant Art Director
1969Assistant Art Director
Shadow Conspiracy
1997Production Design
1997Production Design
Embryo
1976Production Design
1976Production Design
Jaws 3-D
1983Director
1983Director